# NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance

> NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance is a VC fund backing Software. See 91 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Henley In Arden, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 91
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 68%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercia-asset-management/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Mercia_PLC/with_replies
- Website: https://www.mercia.co.uk/npif-equity-finance/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MerciaPLC

NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance is a VC fund in Henley In Arden focused on Software and Information Technology. Mercia Equity Finance is a regional investor that focuses initially on uncovering the hidden value. It uses both of its managed funds and its proprietary capital to invest across four distinct asset classes: venture, private equity, and debt, referred to as their 'Complete Capital Solution’. It aspires to be the first choice for investors,investees, and employees, and, by aspiring to be the first choice, they believe that Mercia will deliver superior returns for business owners, shareholders, and fund investors alike.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $327k–$2.7M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $606k–$5.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 16 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 12% |
| Health Care | 8 | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 7% |

103 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 30 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 18 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 12 | 13% |
| Series A | 10 | 11% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robert Hornby | Investor | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-hornby-a64a |
| Will Clark | Fund Manager | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/will-clark-4f69 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Envoke | Envoke virtual demo technology assists employees across the organization in qualifying sales leads, training staff, and providing worldwide assistance to maintenance teams. | $2.2M | Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Envoke | Envoke virtual demo technology assists employees across the organization in qualifying sales leads, training staff, and providing worldwide assistance to maintenance teams. | $2.2M | Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| OceanSaver | OceanSaver provides refillable, plastic-free, plant-based cleaning products. | $2.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 04, 2025 |  |
| Uniphy | Uniphy is an electronic company that enables intuitive free-form Touch Interfaces that are beautiful, robust and economic.Through continuous innovation in hardware, software, opto-mechanical design and material engineering, UniPhy delivers solutions and support for intuitive freeform touch Interfaces that are differtiated in terms of beauty,robustness, time to market and affordability. | $3.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| Sitehop | Sitehop is a technology company that develops cutting-edge cyber-security and networking solutions. Sitehop's custom FPGA solutions are used to optimize and accelerate cloud/telco networks. | $10M | Series A | Oct 09, 2025 |  |
| Talion | Talion provides hybrid Cyber Security Services. | $2.7M | Seed | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| AssetCool | AssetCool is a thermal metaphotonics company. It produces photonic coatings and materials that enhance the functionality of electrical networks. | $13.7M | Series A | Jul 03, 2025 |  |
| Envoke | Envoke virtual demo technology assists employees across the organization in qualifying sales leads, training staff, and providing worldwide assistance to maintenance teams. | $1.3M |  | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Envoke | Envoke virtual demo technology assists employees across the organization in qualifying sales leads, training staff, and providing worldwide assistance to maintenance teams. | $1.3M | Seed | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Envoke | Envoke virtual demo technology assists employees across the organization in qualifying sales leads, training staff, and providing worldwide assistance to maintenance teams. | $1.3M | Seed | May 19, 2025 |  |

10 of 91 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mercia’s EIS funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercia-s-eis-funds) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [The Future Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-future-fund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Mercia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercia-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Finance Yorkshire](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-yorkshire) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greater-manchester-combined-authority) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance invest in?

NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 91 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance's check size?

NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance typically joins rounds of $327k–$2.7M at Seed and $606k–$5.7M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance participates in.

### How do I contact NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance?

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### Who are the partners at NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance?

The team at NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance includes Robert Hornby (Investor) and Will Clark (Fund Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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